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The 2003 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University as a member of Pacific-10 Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Doba, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, finished second in the Pac-10 behind champion USC. Washington State was invited to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, where the Cougars defeated fifth-ranked Texas and moved up to ninth in the final rankings. The team played home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.
2003 Washington State Cougars football | |
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Holiday Bowl champion | |
Holiday Bowl, W 28–20 vs. Texas | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Levenseller (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Robb Akey (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 USC $ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Washington State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | 7:30 pm | vs. Idaho* |
| FSNNW | W 25–0 | 50,113 | [1][2] | |
September 6 | 11:30 am | at No. 19 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 26–29 OT | 80,795 | [3] | ||
September 13 | 12:30 pm | at No. 17 Colorado* | W 47–26 | 48,116 | [4] | |||
September 20 | 2:00 pm | New Mexico* | No. 24 | W 23–13 | 32,344 | |||
September 27 | 12:30 pm | at No. 10 Oregon | No. 21 | ABC | W 55–16 | 57,473 | [5] | |
October 4 | 2:00 pm | Arizona![]() | No. 14 |
| W 30–7 | 34,923 | ||
October 18 | 2:00 pm | at Stanford | No. 6 | W 24–14 | 48,526 | |||
October 25 | 3:30 pm | Oregon State | No. 6 |
| FSN | W 36–30 | 35,117 | |
November 1 | 4:00 pm | at No. 3 USC | No. 6 | ABC | L 16–43 | 82,478 | [6] | |
November 8 | 4:00 pm | UCLA | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 31–13 | 33,846 | |
November 15 | 12:30 pm | Arizona State | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 34–19 | 30,423 | |
November 22 | 4:00 pm | at Washington | No. 8 |
| FSN | L 19–27 | 74,549 | [7][8] |
December 30 | 5:00 pm | vs. No. 5 Texas* | No. 15 | ESPN | W 28–20 | 61,102 | [9][10] | |
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Conference opponent not played this season: California
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